JP2016059631A - Game machine and game facility - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of increasing player's interest.SOLUTION: A game machine holds a lottery with introduction of a game medium to a predetermined area as an opportunity and puts out the game medium according to the lottery result. The game machine includes: storage means for storing accompaniment parts of songs of a plurality of music pieces; an operation means for receiving selection operation of a music piece instead of the game medium; and a voice output means for outputting voice of an accompaniment of a song of a music piece selected by the selection operation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine and a gaming facility.

  In a conventional pachinko gaming machine, a similar demo image is repeatedly displayed on the display at the time of the jackpot, and the interest of the player may be reduced during the jackpot game.

  Therefore, a pachinko gaming machine is known that can sing karaoke during a jackpot game by displaying the lyrics of a song related to the symbol on the display at the time of the jackpot and outputting the performance of the song from a speaker ( Patent Document 1).

  According to such a pachinko gaming machine, karaoke can be sung and enjoyed even during the jackpot game, so that the player can continue playing without getting tired.

JP-A-9-276479

  However, in the pachinko gaming machine according to Patent Document 1, there is a case where the player cannot select a song to sing at karaoke and cannot enjoy karaoke unless the player knows the song. Also, karaoke can be sung during the jackpot game, but karaoke cannot be sung during the normal game. Therefore, a player who wants to sing karaoke may feel stress during the normal game.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of one aspect is to provide a gaming machine capable of increasing the interest of a player.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine that performs lottery in response to introduction of a game medium into a predetermined area and pays out the game medium in accordance with the lottery result, and accompaniment of a plurality of song songs A storage means storing a portion; an operation means for receiving a music selection operation in exchange for the game medium; and an audio output means for outputting the sound of the accompaniment portion of the song selected by the selection operation. .

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, in one aspect, a gaming machine capable of increasing the interest of a player is provided.

It is a figure which illustrates the external appearance of the pachinko machine concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which illustrates the control system structure of the pachinko machine concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which illustrates the display screen of the display in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates the display screen of the display in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates the display screen of the display in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates the display screen of the display in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates the display screen of the display in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which illustrates the external appearance of the game facility which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description may be omitted.

<Configuration>
(Appearance structure of gaming machine)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the appearance of a pachinko machine 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The pachinko machine 10 is an example of a gaming machine, and is a digital pachinko machine equipped with a so-called probability changing function.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 is provided with a game board 102 inside a front frame 101. The game board 102 is provided with a first start port 103, a through chucker 105, an electric tulip 106, a second start port 107, a karaoke winning port 108, a big winning port 109, and a display 110.

  A speaker 120 is provided on the upper part of the front frame 101. In addition, an upper tray 121 and a lower tray 122 for receiving game balls as game media, an operation handle 125 for launching game balls, an operation unit 130, a loading tray 131, and a loading slot 132 are provided below the front frame 101. . The operation handle 125 is provided so as to be rotatable in the arrow direction shown in FIG. 1, and a game ball is launched into the game board 102 in accordance with the player's rotation operation. The operation unit 130 has a plurality of hard keys so that the player can perform various operations according to the screen displayed on the display 110. The input tray 131 receives a game ball that is input to the input port 132 by the player. Furthermore, the pachinko machine 10 is provided with a replaceable microphone 140 as voice input means.

(Game machine control system configuration)
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a control system configuration of the pachinko machine 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the pachinko machine 10 includes a main board 150 and a peripheral board 151.

  The main board 150 is a main control board having a function as a main control unit. The main board 150 includes a CPU 150a for performing various calculations and control of the pachinko machine 10, a ROM 150b for storing various control programs for the pachinko machine 10, a lottery table for game lottery, a probability variation and a jackpot round distribution table, etc. A rewritable RAM 150c that stores data as a region or temporary data (random numbers of reserved balls in a reserved memory), an input / output unit that inputs from buttons, sensors, etc., and outputs commands to the peripheral board 151 150d.

  The main board 150 is configured to perform an operation based on a lottery process, transmission of a command for presentation to the peripheral board 151, rules, standards, and the like regarding the gaming machine.

  The peripheral board 151 is a sub control board having a function as a sub control unit. Peripheral board 151 performs effect processing according to the command received from main board 150. The peripheral board 151 controls the CPU 151a that performs production control and the like, the display 110, the ROM 151b that stores programs for controlling the speakers 120, the RAM 151c that stores temporary data as a work area of the programs, and the display 110. It has a VDP (Video Display Processor) 151d as display control means, a sound source IC 151e as sound output means for generating sound and sound effects from the speaker 120, and an input / output unit 151f.

  The ROM 151b stores effect data for performing various effects using the display 110 and the speaker 120. Peripheral board 151 determines the production contents from the production data stored in ROM 151b in accordance with the command output from main board 150, and realizes the produced production contents. For example, the peripheral board 151 displays an effect image on the display 110 and outputs an effect sound from the speaker 120 based on the determined effect content.

  The ROM 151b is an example of a storage unit, and stores karaoke images and karaoke performances of a plurality of songs. The peripheral board 151 displays a karaoke image stored in the ROM 151 b on the display 110 in accordance with a command output from the main board 150 and outputs a karaoke performance from the speaker 120.

  The operation handle 125 is connected to a launching device that launches a game ball onto the game board 102. When the operation handle 125 is operated by the player, the launching device launches the game ball supplied from the upper tray 121 onto the game board 102 with the strength corresponding to the rotation amount of the operation handle 125.

  The operation unit 130 includes a plurality of hard keys such as a karaoke start button, up / down / left / right direction keys, a determination button, and a return button.

  The slot 132 has a counter that counts the game balls thrown by the player. The main board 150 enables the player to sing karaoke when the counting result of the game balls by the counter exceeds a predetermined number.

  The karaoke winning opening 108 has a sensor for detecting the winning of a game ball. When the sensor detects a winning of the game ball, the sensor transmits a karaoke winning signal to the main board 150. The main board 150 allows the player to sing karaoke when the number of times the karaoke winning signal is received exceeds a predetermined number.

  In the pachinko machine 10, for example, the number of game balls thrown into the slot 132 and the number of game balls won in the karaoke prize slot 108 are displayed on the operation unit 130. For example, the pachinko machine 10 sings karaoke when the number of game balls inserted into the slot 132 and the number of game balls won at the karaoke prize slot 108 or the total number exceeds a predetermined number. Will be possible. In this state, for example, when a karaoke start button provided on the operation unit 130 is pressed, the pachinko machine 10 receives a predetermined number of game balls and accepts a music selection operation by the player.

  In addition, when performing karaoke using both the game balls inserted into the insertion slot 132 and the game balls won at the karaoke prize slot 108, the game balls won at the karaoke prize slot 108 should be used preferentially. Is preferred. Further, the portion of the game ball thrown into the slot 132 that is not used for karaoke may be paid back to the upper tray 121, for example. The game ball that has won the karaoke winning port 108 may be similarly paid back to the upper tray 121 or the like, but may be configured so as not to be refunded because it is originally a missed ball in a pachinko game.

  As described above, the pachinko machine 10 allows the player to insert a predetermined number of game balls into the insertion slot 132 or to hit the right in the jackpot state and the like so that the karaoke winning opening 108 receives a predetermined number of game balls. You can sing karaoke. In this state, the player can enjoy karaoke together with the pachinko game.

<Games on pachinko machines>
Next, a game in the pachinko machine 10 will be described. In the pachinko machine 10, the player can perform pachinko and karaoke.

(pachinko)
The player operates the operation handle 125 to launch the game ball on the upper tray 121 toward the first start port 103 provided in the center of the game board 102. When the launched game ball wins the first start opening 103, a big hit lottery is performed inside the pachinko machine 10, and an effect image 110a that changes according to the big win lottery result is displayed on the display 110.

  When the big win lottery is won in the pachinko machine 10, for example, an effect image 110a in which stop symbols are arranged through various effects is displayed on the display 110, and a big win state is generated. When the big hit state occurs, the big winning opening 109 opens and closes as many times as the number of the big hit rounds.

  In addition, in the pachinko machine 10, a probable entry lottery is performed with a big hit. When winning the probability variation entry lottery, the pachinko machine 10 transitions from the normal state (low probability state) to the probability variation state (high probability state) as an internal state. Here, probability variation is an abbreviation for probability variation. In addition, the probability variation state means that the winning winning probability at the first starting port 103 and the second starting port is higher than that in the normal state, and it is easy to win.

  In the probability variation state, the digital shortening for the through chucker 105 is activated, and the variation time of the normal symbol is shortened. In addition, the release time of the electric tulip 106 becomes longer, and it becomes easier for the game ball to win the second starting port 107. The player, for example, hits the game ball to the through chucker 105 or the second start port 107 in accordance with an instruction displayed on the display 110 in the probability changing state, so that the player has a high probability without reducing the number of held balls. It will be possible to receive a jackpot lottery.

  When it is out of the probability variation continuation lottery, the pachinko machine 10 transitions to the normal state as the internal state. When transitioning to the normal state, the player returns to the normal game in which a game ball is launched toward the first starting port 103 at the center of the game board 102 in accordance with, for example, an instruction displayed on the display 110 after the jackpot round is digested.

(karaoke)
The player can sing karaoke with the pachinko machine 10 by inserting a predetermined number of game balls into the insertion slot 132. The pachinko machine 10 counts the game balls thrown into the slot 132 with a counter, and accepts a music selection operation by the player using the operation unit 130 when a predetermined number of game balls are thrown. For example, the player uses the operation unit 130 to select music from a music list displayed on the display 110.

  When the music is selected by the player, the pachinko machine 10 displays a karaoke image including the lyrics of the selected music on the display 110 and the performance of the selected music is output from the speaker 120. The player can sing using the microphone 140 in accordance with the performance output from the speaker 120 while watching the lyrics displayed on the display 110.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 10, as described above, a player can sing karaoke by winning a predetermined number of game balls in the karaoke winning opening 108 in a pachinko jackpot state or a probable change state.

  For example, when the player hits the right in a big hit state of a pachinko, etc., it becomes possible to sing karaoke by winning a game ball that has not won the second start opening 107 and the big winning opening 109 into the karaoke winning opening 108, so a big hit state The interest of the player in Further, since it becomes possible to sing karaoke with a missed ball that has not won the second start opening 107 and the big winning opening 109 and has not been able to get paid out, the player can get a good sense of value. It should be noted that there is no problem with losing balls as consideration for karaoke because karaoke itself has no effect on the payout rate in pachinko games.

  Thus, the pachinko machine 10 can perform karaoke together with the pachinko machine. The player can enjoy at least one of pachinko and karaoke, and can enjoy it in various forms. Further, in the pachinko machine 10, the player can sing karaoke at an arbitrary timing regardless of the pachinko gaming state such as normal game or jackpot game, and the player can fully enjoy karaoke.

<Display example>
Next, a display example of the display 110 when the player sings karaoke with the pachinko machine 10 will be described.

  First, during a game in a normal state or a probable state of pachinko, when a player inserts a predetermined number of game balls into the insertion slot 132 or when a predetermined number of game balls enter the karaoke winning opening 108, the pachinko machine 10 You can sing karaoke. In this case, for example, when a karaoke start button provided on the operation unit 130 is pressed by the player, the image shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the display 110.

  In the display example of the display 110 shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko effect image 110a is reduced and displayed at the lower right of the display 110, and the karaoke music selection screen is displayed as a karaoke image 110b in an area other than the pachinko effect image 110a. Yes. For example, in the karaoke image 110b shown in FIG. 3, the player presses a direction key and a determination button provided on the operation unit 130, for example, and selects a song sung in karaoke as “singer name” or “song name”. Select from which to search.

  When “singer name” or “song name” is selected by the player, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of songs stored in ROM 151b are rearranged by singer name or song name and displayed as karaoke image 110b. 110. The player selects music by, for example, pressing a direction key and a determination button provided on the operation unit 130 and scrolling the music list displayed on the karaoke image 110b. The player can also redo the selection of “singer name” or “song name” by pressing a return button provided on the operation unit 130.

  When the player selects a song, as shown in FIG. 5, the lyrics of the selected song are displayed on the display 110 as a karaoke image 110b, and the karaoke performance of the selected song is output from the speaker 120. The When the player sings using the microphone 140 while watching the lyrics of the music displayed on the display 110, the player's singing voice input to the microphone 140 is output from the speaker 120 together with the karaoke performance.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the karaoke image 110 b may display a pause button, a play button, a fast-forward button, a stop button, a pitch down button, a pitch up button, and the like. The player can operate the direction key and the enter button of the operation unit 130 to press each button displayed on the karaoke image 110b to stop or restart the karaoke performance. Note that the pause button, the play button, and the like illustrated in FIG. 5 may be provided as hard keys on the operation unit 130.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the display 110 displays a pachinko effect image 110a while the player selects a music piece or after a karaoke performance is started. It is possible to enjoy karaoke at the same time as the game.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, for example, according to the contents of the effect such as a big win in the pachinko game, for example, the display size of the karaoke image 110b is reduced, and the display size of the pachinko effect image 110a is increased. The display size of may be changed. Even when the player concentrates on singing karaoke, the player can enjoy various performance images 110a of pachinko without missing.

  Further, in the big hit state of the pachinko, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, the big hit symbol and the number of rounds of the big hit are displayed on the lower right of the display 110 as a pachinko effect image 110a together with characters such as “medium big hit”.

  The pachinko effect image 110a and the karaoke image 110b displayed on the display 110 are not limited to the configurations exemplified in the present embodiment, and different images may be displayed.

<Amusement facilities>
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the appearance of the gaming facility 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the gaming facility 20 has a plurality of private rooms 200, and the pachinko machine 10 described above is installed in each private room 200. The player can open and close the door 201 provided on the front surface of the private room 200 to enter the private room 200, sit down on the chair 202, and play with the pachinko machine 10. The private room 200 is soundproofed so that the karaoke singing voice by the player is difficult to leak to the outside, and the player can sing karaoke together with the pachinko game without having to worry about the surroundings.

  The gaming facility 20 may have a plurality of pachinko machines 10 installed in the room, and may have a private room 200 that can be played by a plurality of people, or may have a plurality of private rooms 200 having different sizes and shapes. . Moreover, the game facility 20 may be comprised by the private room 200 in which the pachinko machine 10 was installed indoors, and the normal pachinko machine without a karaoke function.

<Summary>
As described above, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment, a player can sing karaoke while playing a pachinko game. In exchange for a game ball, a player can sing karaoke when he / she wants to sing regardless of the game state of the pachinko such as a big hit state or a normal state. In addition, the player can freely select and sing a song to be sung in karaoke from the music group stored in the pachinko machine 10, and can fully enjoy karaoke together with the pachinko game. Thus, with the pachinko machine 10, the player can enjoy pachinko games and karaoke. For example, even if the player cannot win a jackpot in the pachinko game, the pachinko game is sung by singing karaoke. The stress in is reduced.

  In the gaming facility 20 according to the present embodiment, the pachinko machine 10 installed in the private room 200 allows the player to fully enjoy karaoke together with the pachinko game without worrying about the surroundings.

  It should be noted that although the present invention has been described by way of preferred embodiments of the present invention with specific examples, these specific examples may be used without departing from the broad spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the claims. Obviously, various modifications and changes can be made to the examples. In other words, the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the details of the specific examples and the accompanying drawings.

  For example, the configuration of the game board 102 of the pachinko machine 10 and the screen configuration displayed on the display 110 are not limited to the configurations exemplified in the above-described embodiment. Further, the configuration such as the number, shape, and arrangement of the private rooms 200 provided in the game facility 20 is not limited to the configuration exemplified in the above-described embodiment.

  The present invention is not limited to pachinko machines, but can be applied to gaming machines such as slot machines including pachislot machines and gaming facilities including the gaming machines.

10 Pachinko machines (game machines)
20 amusement facilities 108 karaoke winning opening 110 display 110a effect image 110b karaoke image 120 speaker 130 operation unit (operation means)
132 Input port 133 Counter (counting means)
140 Microphone (voice input means)
150 Main board 151 Peripheral board 151b ROM (storage means)
151d VDP (display control means)
151e Sound source IC (audio output means)
200 private rooms

Claims (6)

A gaming machine that performs a lottery with the introduction of a game medium in a predetermined area, and pays out the game medium according to the lottery result,
Storage means for storing accompaniment portions of a plurality of songs;
Operation means for receiving a music selection operation in exchange for the game medium;
Audio output means for outputting the sound of the accompaniment part of the song of the song selected by the selection operation;
A gaming machine comprising: A display means,
The storage means stores videos related to each of the plurality of music pieces,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays an image of the selected music piece. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the display unit changes a display size of an image of the selected music in accordance with the contents of the game effect. It further comprises voice input means for inputting the voice uttered by the player,
The said audio | voice output means outputs the audio | voice of the accompaniment part of the song of the said selected music, and the audio | voice input into the said audio | voice input means, The Claim 1 thru | or 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. Gaming machine. The gaming machine is a ball game machine,
The operation means accepts the selection operation when the number of the game media that have entered a predetermined prize opening provided on the game board of the ball game machine becomes a predetermined number or more. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   A gaming facility comprising a private room in which the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is installed.

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